<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Red	O
Dead	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
May	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
1880s	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
American	O
frontier	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
follows	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Red	B-Application
Harlow	I-Application
's	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
after	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
his	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
AI-controlled	O
bots	O
in	O
free-for-all	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
)	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
funding	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
left	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
until	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
revived	O
it	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
linear	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
players	O
mainly	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Red	B-Application
Harlow	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
some	O
levels	O
they	O
get	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
control	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
English	O
trick-shootist	O
Jack	O
Swift	O
,	O
rancher	O
Annie	O
Stoakes	O
,	O
Mexican	O
Army	O
General	O
Javier	O
Diego	O
,	O
Red	O
's	O
Native	O
American	O
cousin	O
Shadow	O
Wolf	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
African	O
American	O
soldier	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Buffalo	O
Soldier.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
alongside	O
two	O
AI-controlled	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1860s	O
,	O
prospectors	O
Nate	B-Application
Harlow	I-Application
(	O
Kurt	O
Rhoads	O
)	O
and	O
Griff	O
(	O
Bert	O
Pence	O
)	O
find	O
gold	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
called	O
Bear	O
Mountain	O
and	O
celebrate	O
by	O
crafting	O
two	O
identical	O
revolvers	O
,	O
each	O
taking	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bartlett	O
arrests	O
Red	O
,	O
but	O
quickly	O
releases	O
him	O
upon	O
learning	O
he	O
is	O
Nate	B-Application
Harlow	I-Application
's	O
son	O
,	O
and	O
reveals	O
the	O
circumstances	O
surrounding	O
his	O
parents	O
 '	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angel	O
Studios	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
under	O
the	O
oversight	O
and	O
funding	O
of	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
stemmed	O
from	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
partnership	O
on	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
reported	O
that	O
inspiration	O
for	O
that	O
came	O
from	O
Okamoto	O
—	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1985	O
arcade	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Gun.Smoke	B-Application
—	O
upon	O
viewing	O
the	O
movie	O
Blindman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Akira	O
Yasuda	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Akiman	O
,	O
moved	O
to	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
's	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
the	O
following	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
Red	O
Dead	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
backward	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Licensed	O
Music	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
sold	O
140,000	O
units	O
during	O
June	O
2004	O
and	O
had	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
920,000	O
by	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
